Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $437.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 4.0 | $13.74 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 6.0 | $59.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 8.0 | $71.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.2 | $92.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.4 | $98.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.6 | $370.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| 9.8 | $336.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
| RAW | $9.32 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-02-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 277 graded copies for Secret Origins #1 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Superman: "The Secret Origin of Superman"
*This one-page excerpt was originally printed in Action Comics Vol 1 1.* | Synopsis2 = *This two-page excerpt was originally printed in Detective Comics Vol 1 33.*
Fifteen years ago, Bruce Wayne) is walking home from a movie with his father Thomas Wayne) and his mother). They are approached by a mugger) who tries to grab his mother's necklace. Thomas Wayne shouts for the mugger to leave her alone, and menaces him. The mugger shoots Thomas Wayne dead, saying that he asked for it. Bruce's mother is horrified and calls for the police. The mugger shoots and kills her also so she'll stop screaming. The young Bruce is horrified. Several days later, he kneels next to his bed by candlelight and makes a solemn vow. He swears by the spirit of his parents to avenge their deaths, by spending the rest of his life warring on all criminals. Years pass and Bruce Wayne prepares for this career. He becomes a master scientist, and trains his body to physical perfection. Finally, one night he is sitting in his father's mansion thinking about his future. His father's estate left him wealthy, but he needs a disguise. He knows that criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot, so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He must become a black, terrible, creature of the night. Just then a huge bat flies through the open window, like an answer to his question. Bruce Wayne declares that this is an omen, and he shall become a bat. Thus was born this weird figure of the dark... this avenger of evil... **The Batman**.
| Synopsis3 = Flash Comics Vol 1 88|5
| Synopsis4 = Showcase Vol 1 4|1
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superman) Superman **Supporting Characters:** * Jor-L) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Krypton Destroyed * Ohio (Earth-Two) **Cleveland **Items:** * **Vehicles:** * Kryptonian Rocket
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Batman) Batman **Supporting Characters:** * Martha Wayne) * Thomas Wayne) * Joe Chill) **Locations:** * Gotham City (Earth-Two) **Park Row (Crime Alley) **Wayne Manor
| Appearing3 = Flash Comics Vol 1 88|5
| Appearing4 = Showcase Vol 1 4|1
| Notes = * The full title for this series is *Secret Origins of Super-Heroes and Super-Villains*.
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Creative credits
Writers: Jerry Siegel, Bill Finger, Robert Kanigher, Robert Kanigher
Interior art: Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 25907
PANEL PROFITS: 2432175